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Egg Harbor Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 30, 2026
- address800 N Wells St, Chicago 60610
Is Egg Harbor Cafe clean?
Egg Harbor Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 30, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Egg Harbor Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED THE FRONT ENTRY DOORS ON THE WELLS STREET SIDE WITH A GAP OF ABOUT 1/4 INCH. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE LARGE CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH DEEP CUTTING GROOVES AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. • OBSERVED THE FLOOR DRAINS IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA AND THE FRONT COFFEE BAR AREA IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE SIDES OF COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED LARGE CRACKS AND WORN CONCRETE AT THE FRONT ENTRY WAY BY THE DOUBLE DOORS...THE HOST AREA...THE WINDOW AREA ON THE CHICAGO AVE STREET SIDE...BARISTA BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL AREAS AS A MEANS OF BEING ABLE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WHICH ALSO AIDS IN KEEPING FOOD OUT OF CRACKS AND GROOVES WHICH COULD FEED PEST AND OR INSECTS.
When was Egg Harbor Cafe last inspected?
Egg Harbor Cafe has 7 inspections on record going back to December 19, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 30, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 11, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 5, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 1, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2023 | Fail | |
| December 19, 2022 | — |
Egg Harbor Cafe vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.